Social Media

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

Twitter’s Preemptive Privacy Revision Won’t Slow Lawmakers’ Efforts to Amend Section 230
Twitter’s Preemptive Privacy Revision Won’t Slow Lawmakers’ Efforts to Amend Section 230
December 02, 2021  |  Regulation

It’s been a wild week at Twitter — or perhaps wilder than usual is a better way to frame it. On Monday, billionaire Twitter Co-founder...

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CTO Parag Agrawal Assumes New Leadership Role at Twitter
CTO Parag Agrawal Assumes New Leadership Role at Twitter
November 29, 2021  |  Personnel

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey “has decided to step down” as head of the social media company, according to a Monday (Nov. 29) company-issued press release....

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Merchants Move Streaming Commerce Off Social Media
Merchants Move Streaming Commerce Off Social Media
November 18, 2021  |  Retail

As consumers flocked to social networks amid the pandemic to keep up with friends, many brands and retailers saw an opportunity to launch shoppable livestreams,...

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Meta Workplace Social Network Integrates With Microsoft Teams
Meta Workplace Social Network Integrates With Microsoft Teams
November 10, 2021  |  Technology

Meta, formerly Facebook, and Microsoft on Wednesday (Nov. 10) rolled out plans for the integration of Meta’s Workplace enterprise social network software suite and Microsoft...

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Facebook’s Earnings May Hint at Business Model’s Resiliency
Facebook’s Earnings May Hint at Business Model’s Resiliency
October 25, 2021  |  Earnings

Facebook’s earnings report will come after the bell — and the numbers will tell a tale, perhaps, of business model resiliency. Facebook has been no...

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Pinning Down the Future of Pinterest
Pinning Down the Future of Pinterest
October 21, 2021  |  Social Commerce

What began as the dream of a frustrated Google employee who wanted to build something different in the blooming app-verse of 2010 became Pinterest, variously...

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PayPal Said to Be Negotiating Pinterest Buy
PayPal Said to Be Negotiating Pinterest Buy
October 20, 2021  |  Social Commerce

PayPal Holdings Inc. is having discussions about buying social media platform Pinterest, people familiar with the talks told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (Oct....

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Facebook Name Change to Reflect Metaverse Move
Facebook Name Change to Reflect Metaverse Move
October 20, 2021  |  Facebook

Facebook is reportedly planning to unveil a rebranding that includes a name change to better reflect the company’s move toward developing a metaverse, an unnamed...

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Facebook Launches Pilot of Novi Digital Wallet
Facebook Launches Pilot of Novi Digital Wallet
October 19, 2021  |  Mobile Wallets

Facebook is debuting its Novi digital wallet as part of a pilot program in Guatemala and the U.S., according to a Tuesday (Oct. 19) company...

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